MNA � Senior MP Boroujerdi called for Iran and Turkey's swift response in addressing the need for preserving Iraq�s territorial integrity following Kurdistan region�s insistence on separation.


Head of the Parliament�s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi held talks on bilateral and regional issues with Turkish Parliamentary National Defense Committee head�Yusuf Beyaz?t in Tehran on Monday.

Boroujerdi voiced concern over the current situation in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, highlighting Iran�s principled policy on defending the territorial integrity of Iraq; �Iran and Turkey need to use every single capacity to resolve this issue as soon as possible, because preserving the territorial integrity of regional countries is a highly significant principle.�

Boroujerdi then discussed US president�s remarks on the Iran�s nuclear deal, saying �Donald Trump�s remarks once again proved that the American government cannot be trusted.�

�Washington�s treatment of the nuclear deal encourages the views of countries such as North Korea,� he stressed.

Yusuf Beyaz?t, who also heads Turkey-Iran Parliamentary Friendship Group, noted the two countries� common stances on issues related to Iraq, Syria and Palestine, adding �KRG moves will no doubt cause problems for Iran and Turkey. It is clear that the US and Israeli regime are behind the Kurdistan region�s move for splitting from Iraq.�

He went on to stress that Turkey�s reaction toward KRG issue would be �decisive�.

Beyaz?t further voiced his country�s support for the Iran nuclear deal, and the interest in keeping the borders of the two countries open full-time, increasing economic exchanges and expanding political relations, providing finance and facilitating banking cooperation.

�We are hoping that the level of trade transactions between the two countries will reach the $30 billion that was determined during President Rouhani�s visit to Turkey,� he added.